Bill > S3054

This bill appropriates funds for fiscal year 2026, with some funds available through fiscal year 2029, to supplement existing appropriations and address unanticipated obligations. * **Judiciary:** * Board of Bar Examiners: $211,857 (General Fund) * Committee for Public Counsel Services (Indigent Persons Fees and Court Costs): $12,300,000 (General Fund) * **Office of the Comptroller:** * Settlements and Judgments: $25,000,000 (General Fund) * **Executive Office of Health and Human Services:** * Office of Refugees and Immigrants (Immigration Legal Assistance Fund): $1,000,000 (General Fund) * Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA Caseworkers): $41,651,558 (General Fund) * Department of Public Health (WIC Program Manufacturer Rebates Retained Revenue): $600,000 (General Fund) * **Executive Office of Public Safety and Security:** * Department of Correction (Facility Operations): $31,009,996 (General Fund) * **Executive Office of Education:** * Office of the Secretary (Early Literacy): $15,000,000 (Education and Transportation Innovation and Capital Fund) * Office of the Secretary (Mental Health Supports and Wraparounds): $2,500,000 (Education and Transportation Innovation and Capital Fund) * Office of the Secretary (Adult Basic Education and Workforce Readiness): $5,000,000 (Education and Transportation Innovation and Capital Fund) * Office of the Secretary (High Dosage Tutoring): $25,000,000 (Education and Transportation Innovation and Capital Fund) * Office of the Secretary (Special Education Circuit Breaker): $32,000,000 (Education and Transportation Innovation and Capital Fund) * Office of the Secretary (Rural School Aid): $4,000,000 (Education and Transportation Innovation and Capital Fund) * **Cannabis Control Commission:** * Statewide public education and awareness program: $1,000,000 (General Fund) * **Executive Office for Administration and Finance:** * Bridge funding reserve for public institutions of higher education: $100,000,000 (Education and Transportation Fund) * Reserve for Health Care Affordability Working Group: $500,000 (General Fund) * Home Energy Assistance Program: $20,000,000 (General Fund) * Reserve for county sheriffs' offices costs: $54,472,655 (General Fund) * **Department of Public Health:** * Transfer to Affirming Health Care Trust Fund: $3,500,000 (General Fund) * **Local One-Time Education Projects:** Numerous allocations to specific school districts and educational institutions for capital expenses, program support, and improvements, totaling approximately $26,868,327 (Education and Transportation Innovation and Capital Fund). * **Department of Elementary and Secondary Education:** * Grant program for cell phone-free public schools: $1,000,000 (General Fund) * Reserve for special education instructional and transportation costs: $200,000,000 (General Fund), available through fiscal year 2027. * Grant program for school district regionalization and shared services: $25,000,000 (General Fund). * Rural school aid: $4,000,000 (General Fund), available through fiscal year 2027. * **Department of Higher Education:** * Financial assistance for Massachusetts students at public institutions: $18,300,000 (General Fund). * Pilot scholarship program for University of Massachusetts medical students pursuing family medicine: $10,000,000 (General Fund), available until June 30, 2033. * **Transportation:** * Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) commuter rail infrastructure improvements: $60,000,000 (General Fund). * MBTA low-income reduced fare program: $20,000,000 (General Fund). * Grants for workforce and training initiatives at regional transit authorities and transit improvements: $45,000,000 (Massachusetts Transportation Trust Fund). * Grants to municipalities for unpaved road repair and maintenance: $7,000,000 (Massachusetts Transportation Trust Fund). * One-time transportation projects across various municipalities: Approximately $10,192,773 (General Fund). * Capital infrastructure improvements and equipment upgrades at regional transit authorities: $50,000,000 (Massachusetts Transportation Trust Fund). * Improvements to water transportation infrastructure, including ferry services: $10,000,000 (Massachusetts Transportation Trust Fund). * Grants for microtransit initiatives and last-mile transportation solutions: $15,000,000 (Massachusetts Transportation Trust Fund). * Replenishment of MBTA deficiency fund for commuter rail service, including a reduced fare/parking pilot program: $445,000,000 (General Fund). * Payments to municipalities for extraordinary snow, ice, and winter recovery costs: $101,000,000 (Massachusetts Transportation Trust Fund). * **Other Provisions:** The bill also includes various amendments to tax laws, including provisions related to qualified opportunity zones, farm business donations, and taxation of pass-through entities. It also addresses salary adjustments for certain collective bargaining agreements and amends provisions related to affordable multifamily housing projects and snow and ice removal deficits.